| About Astrology, the Science of Time, an indicative | | | | Lord. |
| science which indicates events happening in the Four | | | | After describing the Indescribable, the poet asked for |
| Dimensional Space-Time Continuum, the Eternal | | | | the Lord'sforgiveness. |
| Continuum in which we exist, live and breathe. | | | | Defining Deity in terms of humanity, is like defining the |
| Guruvayur - The Lourdes of India | | | | Center in termsof the Circumference ! |
| Like the famous Lourdes, Guruvayur is known for its | | | | In Ignorance I have defined Thee |
| legends andeffectiveness. This is where the great | | | | Lord forgive, my body spake ! |
| poet Melpathur wrote a treatise onthe Lord ( the | | | | I defined the Indefinable |
| Narayaneeyam ). Guruvayur was also adorned by the | | | | I spoke about the Ineffable |
| Poet | | | | For that guilt O Lord, |
| Laureate, Poontanam, who compose the Jnanapana, a | | | | Please forgive my frailties ! |
| great poem in Malayalam. | | | | The poet appreciates the Form of the Lord, instead of |
| The great poet defined the Cosmic Man or the Lord | | | | the Formless Absolute |
| thus | | | | It is in Thy Form |
| That which is Timeless and Spaceless | | | | That Thee revealed to me |
| That which is eternally Free | | | | That Form is greater than all, |
| That which is the Aim of all sciences divine | | | | Even though Thy Form is Unmanifest ! |
| That which is the Alpha and the Omega | | | | The Birthday of the Lord |
| That which is All in All, | | | | How can the Birthless and the Deathless, the Eternal |
| To that Principle Divine, I bow ! | | | | Principle, have abirthday? This philosophical problem is |
| The Condensed Absolut Being, Absolute Knowledge, | | | | solved thus. In Bridal Mysticism,where the Self is the |
| Absolute Bliss is the Lord,who sports in the garden of | | | | Lover, Self is the Bride, a human form is given to the |
| the Upanishads ! | | | | Divine. This is anthropomorphisation. He is the Consort |
| His Destructive Form as Time Eternal, as the Zodiac, | | | | in the form of the |
| was defined by the poetthus | | | | Ishta Devata or Tutelary Deity ! |
| With 12 wheels and 360 degrees | | | | The Birthday of the Lord of Guruvayur falls on the 8th |
| With speed supernal, cruel , | | | | lunation ( Ashtami ,on the asterism Rohini ! |
| To disseminate Karma to all, | | | | The Elephant Race |
| Thy True Form is Time ! | | | | On the first day of the Festival, which was on 23rd |
| Legend has it that Jupiter, Guru and Saturn, Vayu | | | | Kumbham ( Aquarius ), 20elephants run a race. The |
| chose this place toincarnate. The Seers predicted that | | | | Ninth day is Pallivetta, when the Lord goeshunting. The |
| this place will become a Heaven on | | | | Tenth Day is Arattu, when the Lord takes bath in the |
| Earth, attracting pilgrims the world over. The great | | | | Templepond, witnessed by millions ! |
| philosopher, Sankara,worshipped the Lord at this | | | | Guruvayur is just 30 Kms away from Trichur, which is |
| temple. Most of the VIPs of the world, the | | | | just 50 kms from Kochin |
| Indian PM, CMs etc have all graced this temple | | | | Airport. You can get buses or trains to Guruvayur. |
| The worlds's largest elephant sanctuary is here at | | | | Travel is jsut 40 minutesfrom Trichur. |
| Guruvayur, housing asmany as 62 elephants. Most of | | | | Guruvayur figures amongst the top ten places for |
| these elephants were given as offerings to the | | | | Religious Tourism, as far asincome is concerned. |